The Egypt Game Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Egypt Game Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does April think the Egyptians should do after their long absence from Egypt?

2. What month does the Professor witness the beginning of the Egypt Game?

3. What do Melanie and Elizabeth do that is counter to their initial decision regarding the new family?

4. What is the four Egyptians' opinion about visiting Egypt at night?

5. Which adult interrupts the Egypt Game with news about an incident in the neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the children see after they perform their ceremony after their long absence?

2. Why does Melanie visit April the night before school starts?

3. What brings April and Melanie together as friends?

4. What do April and Melanie make to accompany the bust of Nefertiti?

5. What arrangements does Caroline make when April first comes to town?

6. How does April dress for her first meeting with Melanie?

7. Whom do April and Melanie think Elizabeth looks like?

8. What saves Halloween from being canceled?

9. How did the crocodile stone come to be?

10. What is the sign to break away from the trick-or-treating group in order to sneak off to Egypt at night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how irony is used by the author. How effective is the use of irony in The Egypt Game? Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Melanie, Marshall, and Ken are the only characters in the novel who live in a traditional family. In what ways do the characters playing the Egypt Game become an extended family for the children? Discuss the concept of family and Snyder's presentation of the American family. What does it consist of? Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the friendship between April and Melanie. Consider its limitations as well as its history and future possibilities. Include examples from the book.

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